WoRMS taxon details
Trochocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
135105 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135105)
accepted
Genus
Turbinolia mitrata Goldfuss, 1827 † accepted as Trochocyathus mitratus (Goldfuss, 1827) † (type by subsequent designation)
Cyrtocyathus Alloiteau, 1958 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Elasmosmilia Beauvais, 1961 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platytrochopsis Sikharulidze, 1975 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Trochocyathus (Platycyathus) Fromentel, 1862 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinolia (Trochocyathus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) Orbigny, 1850
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) apertus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) boucheti Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) burchae (Cairns, 1984)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) caryophylloides Alcock, 1902
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cepulla Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cooperi (Gardiner, 1905)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) decamera Cairns, 1994
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) efateensis Cairns, 1999
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) fasciatus Cairns, 1979
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) fossulus Cairns, 1979
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) gardineri (Vaughan, 1907)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) gordoni Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) japonicus Eguchi, 1968
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) kompsos Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) laboreli Cairns, 2000
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) maculatus Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) mauiensis (Vaughan, 1907)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) oahensis Vaughan, 1907
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) patelliformis Cairns, 1999
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) philippinensis Semper, 1872
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) porphyreus (Alcock, 1893)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) semperi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) vasiformis Bourne, 1903
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) wellsi Cairns, 2004
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cavatus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) maculatus Cairns, 1995 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) petterdi Dennant, 1906 accepted as Thrypticotrochus petterdi (Dennant, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) pileus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Cyathotrochus pileus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rotulus Alcock, 1898 accepted as Deltocyathus rotulus (Alcock, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) virgatus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Tethocyathus virgatus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) weberi Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cooperi (Gardiner, 1905) (synonym ?)
- Species Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) circularis Cairns, 2021 represented as Trochocyathus circularis Cairns, 2021
- Species Trochocyathus circularis Cairns, 2021
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Blanfordia) Duncan, 1880 accepted as Platycyathus de Fromentel, 1862 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Peponocyathus) Gravier, 1915 accepted as Peponocyathus Gravier, 1915 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Peponocyathus) variabilis (Gravier, 1915) accepted as Peponocyathus folliculus (Pourtalès, 1868) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Thecocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) intermedius Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
- Species Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Thecocyathus) virgatus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Tethocyathus virgatus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Subgenus Trochocyathus (Tropidocyathus) Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Tropidocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Tropidocyathus) caryophylloides Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) caryophylloides Alcock, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Tropidocyathus) intermedius Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 accepted as Cyathotrochus pileus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus (Tropidocyathus) lessoni (Michelin, 1842) accepted as Tropidocyathus lessonii (Michelin, 1842) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus (Tropidocyathus) wellsi Yabe & Eguchi, 1942 accepted as Tropidocyathus lessonii (Michelin, 1842) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus cavatus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) maculatus Cairns, 1995 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus cinticulatus (Alcock, 1898) accepted as Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cintinculata (Alcock, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867) accepted as Stephanocyathus (Odontocyathus) coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus cylindraceus (Pourtalès, 1868) accepted as Tethocyathus cylindraceus (Pourtalès, 1868) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus flos (Pourtalès, 1878) accepted as Phacelocyathus flos (Pourtalès, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus intermedius Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 accepted as Cyathotrochus pileus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus japonica Eguchi, 1968 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) japonicus Eguchi, 1968 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Trochocyathus petterdi Dennant, 1906 accepted as Thrypticotrochus petterdi (Dennant, 1906) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Trochocyathus pileus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Cyathotrochus pileus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Trochocyathus recurvatus (Pourtalès, 1878) accepted as Tethocyathus recurvatus (Pourtalès, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus rotulus Alcock, 1898 accepted as Deltocyathus rotulus (Alcock, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Trochocyathus tenuicalyx (Vaughan, 1907) accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus variabilis (Gravier, 1915) accepted as Peponocyathus folliculus (Pourtalès, 1868) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Trochocyathus virgatus Alcock, 1902 accepted as Tethocyathus virgatus (Alcock, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Trochocyathus weberi Alcock, 1902 accepted as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cooperi (Gardiner, 1905) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, ?)
- Species Trochocyathus aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984
- Species Trochocyathus apertus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) apertus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus boucheti Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) boucheti Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Species Trochocyathus brevispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 represented as Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) brevispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus burchae (Cairns, 1984) represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) burchae (Cairns, 1984)
- Species Trochocyathus caryophylloides Alcock, 1902 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) caryophylloides Alcock, 1902
- Species Trochocyathus cepulla Cairns, 1995 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cepulla Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus cooperi (Gardiner, 1905) represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) cooperi (Gardiner, 1905)
- Species Trochocyathus decamera Cairns, 1994 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) decamera Cairns, 1994
- Species Trochocyathus discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus efateensis Cairns, 1999 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) efateensis Cairns, 1999
- Species Trochocyathus fasciatus Cairns, 1979 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) fasciatus Cairns, 1979
- Species Trochocyathus fossulus Cairns, 1979 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) fossulus Cairns, 1979
- Species Trochocyathus gardineri (Vaughan, 1907) represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) gardineri (Vaughan, 1907)
- Species Trochocyathus gordoni Cairns, 1995 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) gordoni Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus hastatus Bourne, 1903 represented as Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) hastatus Bourne, 1903
- Species Trochocyathus japonicus Eguchi, 1968 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) japonicus Eguchi, 1968
- Species Trochocyathus kompsos Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) kompsos Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
- Species Trochocyathus laboreli Cairns, 2000 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) laboreli Cairns, 2000
- Species Trochocyathus longispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 represented as Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus) longispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus maculatus Cairns, 1995 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) maculatus Cairns, 1995
- Species Trochocyathus mauiensis (Vaughan, 1907) represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) mauiensis (Vaughan, 1907)
- Species Trochocyathus oahensis Vaughan, 1907 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) oahensis Vaughan, 1907
- Species Trochocyathus patelliformis Cairns, 1999 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) patelliformis Cairns, 1999
- Species Trochocyathus philippinensis Semper, 1872 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) philippinensis Semper, 1872
- Species Trochocyathus porphyreus (Alcock, 1893) represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) porphyreus (Alcock, 1893)
- Species Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
- Species Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902
- Species Trochocyathus semperi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) semperi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
- Species Trochocyathus spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980
- Species Trochocyathus vasiformis Bourne, 1903 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) vasiformis Bourne, 1903
- Species Trochocyathus wellsi Cairns, 1994 represented as Trochocyathus (Trochocyathus) wellsi Cairns, 2004
- Species Trochocyathus cincticulatus Alcock, 1898 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [details]
Depth range 20-1650 m
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent
Depth range 20-1650 m [details]
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Trochocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135105 on 2025-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 2. Monographie des turbinolides. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3.</em> 9: 211-344, pls. 7-10. [details]
original description (of Elasmosmilia Beauvais, 1961 †) Beauvais M. (1961). Polypiers sénoniens des environs de Padern (Aude). <em>Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 7e série.</em> 2: 723-727, pl. 21. [details]
original description (of Cyrtocyathus Alloiteau, 1958 †) Alloiteau J. (1958). Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar. <em>Annales Géologiques de Madagascar.</em> 25: 1-218, pls 1-38. [details]
original description (of Platytrochopsis Sikharulidze, 1975 †) Sikharulidze, G.Y. (1975). Ahermatypic corals of the family Caryophylliidae Gray from the Lower Albian of the Dzirul Massif[In Russian.]. <em>Trudy Geologicheskogo InstitutaAN Gruzinskoy SSR, Tbilisi.</em> 47: 55-60, pl. 1. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Elasmosmilia Beauvais, 1961 †) Beauvais M. (1961). Polypiers sénoniens des environs de Padern (Aude). <em>Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 7e série.</em> 2: 723-727, pl. 21. [details]
original description (of Cyrtocyathus Alloiteau, 1958 †) Alloiteau J. (1958). Monographie des madreporaires fossiles de Madagascar. <em>Annales Géologiques de Madagascar.</em> 25: 1-218, pls 1-38. [details]
original description (of Platytrochopsis Sikharulidze, 1975 †) Sikharulidze, G.Y. (1975). Ahermatypic corals of the family Caryophylliidae Gray from the Lower Albian of the Dzirul Massif[In Russian.]. <em>Trudy Geologicheskogo InstitutaAN Gruzinskoy SSR, Tbilisi.</em> 47: 55-60, pl. 1. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details] Available for editors 
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redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]redescription Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls.
page(s): 240-241, Fig 4C-D [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49. [details]
additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]
additional source Tenison Woods, J. E. (1878). On the extratropical corals of Australia. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 2: 292-341, pls 4-6. [details]
additional source Chevalier J-P. (1961). Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale. <em>Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Série.</em> 40(93): 1-562, pls. 1-26. [details]
additional source Alcock A. (1898). An account of the deep-sea Madreporaria collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator". <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> pp. 1-29, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.27614
page(s): 11, 16 [details]
additional source Oppenheim P. (1930). Die Anthozoen der Gosauschichten in der Ostalpen. <em>Oppenheim, Berlin-Lichterfelde.</em> i-xviii, 1-576. [details]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]
additional source Sieg, J.; Zibrowius, H. (1988). Association of the tube inhabiting tanaidacean, <i>Bifida scleractinicola</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., with bathyal scleractinians off New Caledonia (Crustacea Tanaidacea - Cnidaria Scleractinia). <em>Mésogée.</em> 48: 189-199.
page(s): 192 Fig. 1 k-m [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls.
page(s): 240-241, Fig 4C-D [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Duncan PM. (1873). A description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expeditions of H.M.S. 'Porcupine' in 1869 and 1870. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 8: 303-344, pls. 39-49. [details]
additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]
additional source Tenison Woods, J. E. (1878). On the extratropical corals of Australia. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 2: 292-341, pls 4-6. [details]
additional source Chevalier J-P. (1961). Recherches sur les Madreporaires et les formations recifales Miocenes de la Mediterranee occidentale. <em>Memoires de la Societe Geologique de France, Nouvelle Série.</em> 40(93): 1-562, pls. 1-26. [details]
additional source Alcock A. (1898). An account of the deep-sea Madreporaria collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship "Investigator". <em>Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta.</em> pp. 1-29, pls. 1-3., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.27614
page(s): 11, 16 [details]
additional source Oppenheim P. (1930). Die Anthozoen der Gosauschichten in der Ostalpen. <em>Oppenheim, Berlin-Lichterfelde.</em> i-xviii, 1-576. [details]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]
additional source Sieg, J.; Zibrowius, H. (1988). Association of the tube inhabiting tanaidacean, <i>Bifida scleractinicola</i> gen. nov., sp. nov., with bathyal scleractinians off New Caledonia (Crustacea Tanaidacea - Cnidaria Scleractinia). <em>Mésogée.</em> 48: 189-199.
page(s): 192 Fig. 1 k-m [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype SIO, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91565, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91566, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91567, geounit High Seas [details]
Unreviewed
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 20-1650 m [details]
Fossil range Middle Jurassic to Recent [details]
